Save or cut up?

[campuscab]

Hello I have an Ericson 25. It got damaged when it was moved by the marina. They tore a hole in the deck and knee deep water sat for a year. Bulkhead is rotted out.
So the million dollar question is do I fix it or call it a day. I have restored a Cal 20 that was pretty bad and have scrapped an O'Day 27. Neither project was fun. So looking to see if anyone has tackled a project like this

 

[Christian Williams]

And after you spend the million dollars answering the question, what will you have? Emotion aside, it's an economic answer.

We have various E25CB blogs: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/search...&c[include_reviews]=1&c[prefixes][0]=6&o=date

Olsenjohn chronicled his extensive refit to perfection: https://www.ericson25.com/2016/07/oystercatcher-launching-and-renaming.html

 

[Frank Langer]

Although I don't know all the details, it seems like alot of damage and a fairly high cost and time commitment to fix her properly. There are probably similar boats you can buy for less money, without the need for all that repair. Have you considered selling parts to help pay for another boat?
Frank

 

[Loren Beach]

Emotion aside, it's an economic answer.

"Bingo".

 

[campuscab]

Although I don't know all the details, it seems like alot of damage and a fairly high cost and time commitment to fix her properly. There are probably similar boats you can buy for less money, without the need for all that repair. Have you considered selling parts to help pay for another boat?
Frank

I think I know the answer I just hate doing it. I want to save them all but between the lead, outboard motor and trailer the boat is worth more in pieces. I am around the Michigan Ohio border so boats are easy to find if you know where to look. I got this one for free so not out anything big.
Tony

 

[Alan Gomes]

I have restored a Cal 20 that was pretty bad and have scrapped an O'Day 27. Neither project was fun.

Granting that you do not enjoy doing boat restoration for its own sake, the answer is really quite clear: cut it up.

 

[Bolo]

I agree with Christian, it's an economic question really but let's put that aside for the moment. I have a E32-3 (1987) which I've owned for over 15 years. When I bought it I could sail right away without any real fixes or upgrades. Over the years I have upgraded a lot of things on it. Sails, T&H floors, water heater, electronics, refurbished mast and standing rigging (check my YouTube channel) and more but I've always been able to sail Vesper and enjoy her. I'm over 70 years old and I don't know how old you are but the question is, do you want to spend your time (which is really more valuable than money) fixing up a boat just so you can someday sail it or do you want to spend most of your time sailing? My time for sailing is finite and so is yours if you don't know it. It's just that my time available is less than yours. All of us Ericson owners repair and upgrade our boats but, in most cases, we can sail them during that process or just have short periods when we can't sail. You know the answer to your question. There are plenty of boats out there, including Ericsons, that will get you on the water and not keep you up "on the hard".

 

[campuscab]

Yep so I cut her up already got another one for under price of lead in my 25

 

[Bolo]

Yep so I cut her up already got another one for under price of lead in my 25

Show her to us!

 

[Stuphoto]

I agree with Bolo,
Let's see the pics.

It's always a shame parting out a classic.
However what else can you do when they sustain that much damage.
Unless you enjoy that type of work, and have some extra cash laying around it just isn't worth it.

 

[campuscab]

Show her to us!

I picked up a Hunter 27 for 800 bucks. Pretty basic boat but price was right. Funny my Ericson was equipped better. Had a full head. Easier to trailer too. Hunter has some more had room but I liked the layout on my E25.